Merkel town: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Merkel town's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
3.8%
2023
4.2%
Total change
+0.4 pp
% change
+10.5%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.8% | — |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -1.5 pp (-39.5%) |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -0.7 pp (-30.4%) |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +0.5 pp (31.3%) |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +2.1 pp (100%) |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |